JMK's '91 318is

[052JMK]

Around May 2015. I noticed an e30 under a tarp.
She's probably spent 2-3 years under that tarp.

So I decided to adopt this E30 and give her a proper home.

1991 318is
Sterling Silver (244)
381,xxx kms
5 speed
M-Tech 1 steering wheel
A/C
ABS
4.10 Open

The plan in order.

1) Swap the interior (Vader / houndstooth)
2) Up the power (M50 swap)
3) Hook up cluster (A:F, Volt, Oil pres, Oil temp)
4) Drop the height (GE Coilovers / Bilstein shocks)
5) New wheels (17' OZ Racing / 20mm spacers)

I'd like to 5 lug swap, but already invested in a decent 4 lug set up, lets trade? haha


The day I picked her up



swapped the M-tech I to a M-tech II.


Picked up some Smiley's


and 17 OZ's


My rebuilt cluster


Moved her into the garage,


She's dirty and looks angry. Instagram JMK_325


Face down, Arse up


Fronts up, wheels off.


Front end off, intake off, AC disconnected, Wiring harness disconnected.


Down she goes!




The new motor is a M50tu with 180,xxx kms. 100% ready to install, except one thing...

I decided to swap cranks, so its now a bottom end rebuild.. I was so close haha.

With the new crank, and delayed completion date I decided to keep adding..

I'll now be using an m52 head I had machined for another project.
- Schrick 264/246 cams
- Racing Dynamic's shorty headers

I will also be swapping an e36 steering rack in and deleting ABS/AC.

[stonea]

Looks like a serious build. I love that cluster, Greg does great work. If you're interested I have a 5 lug adapter. It uses the stock e30 strut tubes and spindles. You use the e36 M3 bearing, rotor, and caliper and a mix of e30 M3, e46, and e39 parts for the rears.

[052JMK]

Bit of an update:

- Sent the sub frame, control arms, shock struts, and brake callipers off for sand blasting and powder coating.
Before:



- Installed the oil pump lock nut and oil pan.


- Bought a stage 3 clutch kit and single mass flywheel.
- Ordered a brake calliper rebuild kit and new rotors.
Old Front:

Old Rear:

- Ordered new sway bar end links and bushings
- Cleaned half the bay

[052JMK]

Update,

Received parts from sand blasting.. Next up.. Orange Powder coating!

After:




No need for this with coilovers..


Much better!


So clean...


Also New Clutch / Flywheel:


Welded up some reinforcements.

[CorvallisBMW]

Damn, this thing is getting a lot of goodies! Excited to see what comes next.

[Gkwan]

Awesome project, looks like it is coming along great.

I'm local to you and I was wondering where you took your parts to get sand blasted? I will be doing this sometime soon as well.

Keep the updates coming!

[052JMK]

Awesome project, looks like it is coming along great.

I'm local to you and I was wondering where you took your parts to get sand blasted? I will be doing this sometime soon as well.

Keep the updates coming!

I had a place in Poco do them, but my buddy could do it for cheaper... he waited until after to tell me he sand blasts ahaha I'll PM you two options.. Mention me if you talk to them!